Book list

Books set in the future

The thing about fantasy is that it has to be set somewhere. If you don't want
to set it in the present world, then the future is as good a place as any to hide it. And because it is fantasy, everyone's view of the future is totally different. These books do tend to be a bit grim, though. See my article 'Utopia'.

'We, Cosmo Hill, are the world's only Supernaturalists.'Cosmo grinned weakly. 'What? You don't like clothes?''That's naturists, Cosmo. And nobody does that any more, not with the ozone layer spread thinner than cling film. We call ourselves Supernaturalists because we hunt supernatural creatures.'

It's not enough that these fostered children are low-caste, abnormal, dysfunctional, living in unapproved temporary dwelling places and scavenge in skips for a living - someone wants their body parts too.